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PRIVATE LAW 85-118-AUG. 14, 1957

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Private Law 85-117 AN ACT For the relief of Frank E. Gallagher, Junior.

Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is hereby authorized and directed to pay out of the United States Government life insurance fund to Frank E. Gallagher, Junior, Alexandria, Virginia, total disability benefits for the period from »July 1, 1942, through November 28, 1945, under the terms of his United States Government life insurance policies, and to refund the premiums paid on such insurance through allotments from his active duty pay for the period from August 1, 1942, through November 28, 1945. The said Frank E. Gallagher, Junior, was totally disabled during such period by malnutrition and dysentery incurred as a result of inhumane treatment by the Japanese Government while a prisoner of war: Provided, That no part of any benefits or refund received by reason of this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a midsdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved August 14, 1957.

August 14, 1957 [H. R. 1348]

Frank E. Gallagher, Jr.

Private Law 85-118 AN ACT For the relief of Anna L. De Angelis.

August 14, 1957 [R. R. 1472]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction g ^ ^ ^ ^* ^^ ^ " is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, notwithstanding any lapse of time or any provision of law to the contrary, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Mrs. Anna L. De Angelis, of Rochester, New York, arising out of a controversy concerning the payment to her as beneficiary of policy numbered K-851424 issued to her husband, Aniceto De Angelis, on August 1, 1918, and reinstated effective as of July 1, 1927. The said Anna L. De Angelis asserts that after the reinstatement of said policy that Aniceto De Angelis became permanently and totally disabled during the period when the said insurance was in force on a premium-paying basis and that by reason of this the said insurance policy continued in force and effect until the death of the said Aniceto De Angelis, and that she then became entitled to the proceeds of the said insurance policy as his beneficiary: Provided, That passage of this Act shall not be construed as an inference of liability on the part of the United States Government: Provided further, That suit shall be filed within one year after the enactment of this Act. Approved August 14, 1957.

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